Couch-hammock.



W. J; MCBRIDE- GOUCH HAMMOUK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1909.

Patented 001;. 19, 1909.

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WILLIAM J". h'lcBRIlEE, OF PHILADELPI IIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 HOFFMAN- CURE MANUFACTURING- COMPANY, OF PHILADE P UA, PENNSYLVANIA, A FIRM.

GGUCI'LHAMMOCK.

Application filed January 5,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909. 1909. Serial No. 470,826.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TVILLIAM. J. Hellman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented c rtain new and useful Improvements in (louclrll'amrnocks, of which the followingis a specification.

Qbjects of the present. invention are to provide .iuspcnsion means whereby the frame of the hammock is supported at its four corners in order to prevent sagging of the hammock; to relieve the cloth ends of the hammock as well as the Spreaders from ht or strain; to provide for keeping the body of the couch in comfortable position, and to provide a structure and arrangement of partsby which these various objects are attained at a comparatively small cost and with an ornamental appearance.

The invention cons'sts of the impro-mmerits hereinafter described and finally claimed.

.he nature. characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following dc iption taken in coon )D with the accon'ipanying drawings, fiililllng part thereof and in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of a couch hammock of the invention, and Fig. 2, is a view in elevation with certain parts broken away to illustrate details of construction.

Referring to the drawings, a couch hammock, which may be of any of the well known constructions, is shown and briefly consists of a generally rectangular frame 1, carried by which a mattress or seat 2. The end pieces 3, of the frame, may have cloth wings i. novided with a spreader 5. In

the present instance, use is made, at each corner of the rectangular frame 1, of bolts 6,

provided at one end with eyes 7, and screwthreaded at their other ends for the reception oi nuts 8. These bolts are passed through the frame 1, and secured ,to place by means ot the nuts 8, zls clearly shown 1n Fig. shown as having flaps a, provided with eye lets A These laps serve to add a timshed appearance to the hammock when .--tied to place. The ends of-the Spreaders 5, are provided with cap-l1ke pieces 9, having projected therefromeyes 10 and 11. Connectmg the eyes 7, of the bolts 6, and eyes 10, of

hammock to sag.

- pended within such a frame, presents a good The side pieces of the "same are the cap-like pieces 0, are rigid link-like mcmb 1Q, yioldingly connected together and arranged in a" substantially vertical manner or in other words parallel with the wii'igs l, of the couch liannnock. Yieldingly interposed betweci'i the suspensionring i3, and the eyes 11, of the capdike menibers 9. are other link members let. that radiate front the said suspension ring The link members comprise bars 1.5, provided at each end with eyes 16, the said eyes being connected together as shown so as to afford movement between the links. By this construction and arrangement of parts a couch hammock may be 'supported at each corner as described, thereby serving to keep the hammock in a comfortable position when occupied and rendering it impossible forthe Clearly by this construction the endpieces or Wings 4,115 well as the spreader are relieved from weight or strain. In other words the hammock is suspended in such a manner that a person occupying the some, causes his or her weight to be evenly" distributed with respect to the four corners of the hammock. As a convenient and simple couch hammock stand adapted for this particular kind of a suspension appliance, use is made of the stand shown in the drawings wherein 17, are members constituting a base, rising from which are stand ards 18, connected together near the base pieces by means of a distance or connecting member, .19. The top portion of the standards 18, are provided with hook-like members 20, adapted to receive the suspension rings 13. The stand may be conveniently made of tubing. As clearly shownin the drawings, the couch hammock when susappearance, due principally to the fact that the lines of the hammock and frame are all either vertical or horizontal. The present invention relates to an improvement upon the hammock shown and described in application, Serial #443,419.

What I claim is:

1. In a couch hammock a frame, cloth ends for said frame, spreaders for the cloth ends, suspension rings and rigid link-like members yieldingly connected together radiating from said rings and connecting the opposite ends of the said Spreaders, and continued downward in a vertical manner, and attached to the respective corners of the hammock frame.

2. In a couch hammock a frame, cloth ends for said frame, spreaders for the cloth ends,

caps for said spreader ends said caps having the-hammock frame.

of said capdike members, and link members: connected between the lower eyes of said cap,

3'. In a couch hammock a frame cloth ends for said frame, spreaders for the cloth ends,

eye-boltsat therespective corners of said frame, suspension rings and rigid link mem bers' yieldingly connected together radiating from said rings, and connecting the spreader ends and continued downward in a vertical manner and connected with the eyelbolts.

4. I11 a couch hammocl ,-a= jframe, cloth ends for said frame, spreaders for the cloth ends, cap-like members for thespr'eader ends, said members having upper and lower eyes, a sus pension ring,- link members radiating from said ring and connecting to the upper eyes membersand the respective corners of-th'e hammock frame.-

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spreader ends and the respective corners of the hammock frame.

6. In a couch hammock, a frame, eye bolts atthe respective corners thereof, nuts for securing said eye bolts to the frame, cloth ends for said frame, spreaders for the cloth ends,

caps fitted over the ends of said Spreaders to conceal the ends thereof, said caps being equipped with upper and lower eyes, suspension rings, a multiplicity of rigid links provided at their respectlve ends with eyes yieldingly connected together radiating from the suspension rings and connectin the up per eyes of the respective Spreaders, and similar links connecting the lower eyes of said caps and continued downward in a vertical manner and connected with said eye bolts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereoi I have hereunto WM. J. MCBRIDE.

Witnesses.

T WILLIAM J. JAoKsoN,

P. S. DUNN. 

